Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Acquitted on Appeal; Secretariat Staff Present 'Statue of Justice'
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who had been indicted on suspicion of having others pay for the cost of public opinion polls linked to Myung Tae-kyun, was acquitted by the appellate court.
The case has drawn controversy over whether another person covered the cost of the opinion polls.
Following the acquittal, staff of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's secretariat extended their congratulations to Mayor Oh. The staff prepared a scroll reading "Justice Will Prevail" and also presented a "Statue of Justice" symbolizing justice. Mayor Oh was seen raising his right arm high beside the scroll.
An appeal is a procedure in which the party dissatisfied with a first-instance ruling asks for the case to be tried again. In this appeal, the court found Mayor Oh not guilty. With this ruling, the trial over the allegations involving Mayor Oh has now received a judicial determination.
Sources: 한겨레
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